Couple of things, first open the browser and clear all of the browser history files. Make sure you clear all forms and passwords as well. Second, make sure all of you addons are disabled (you can turn them back on later), and clear all of your ssl settings.

Second, I'd check the host file (c:\windows\drivers\system32\hosts) to make sure there are no misdirected entries. You might just try renaming it and going from there.

Lastly, you mentioned that you can "ping" google. Try putting in the address in your pwowser http:\\ 74.125.157.147, and see if it comes up. If it does, then we have a dns issue (check your dns server settings under network), if it doesn't then we have a browser issue that we will have to trouble shoot further.

Now-a-days, indirectly, postal services have been replaced by email services. Yes, whenever we hear the word "email" a lot of people only think of gmail. Some people still think that email and gmail are one and the same thing :-).
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